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Aug. 7, 192s. 1 Re. 17,060

R. T. wooDARp GEMENT MANTEL Original Filed i Inventor 1:' WOdaz-af Attorney or other disintegration caused by :the heat origiiiainb. 1,52'7323, dted Febiuary '24; 1925, semaine. 716,024,

Reissued Aug. 7, 1928.

*mi-rvs @moms-11,5@ @assessment CEMENT MATEL:

rine May 26,1924; Application for reissuemed september 9, 192e. seriai Nd.' 134,3815

`',lhis.invention relates tofcementimantels especially adapted tobeused asjire places and it consists in the novel y fea-tures hereinafter describedand claimed. y y u It has been heretofore diiiieult to construct c a mantel offcement and in one Apiece which would ,withstand the heat and stress to which it is, subjected in` use Without checking',l

cracking or 'otherwise'. disintegrating. y Thls invention 1s' designed to overcome the i above'defects; and to provide-a one-piececement` mantel adapted to be made in any shapeand size for use in tire' placesv or imitation fire places Where gas and `electric heaters are employed, Which Willeffectively support t-hewWall' above Where necessary', andl is so constructed that thelieat will-be equally distributed over the mantel to reduce or substantially `eliminate the tendeney to disintegrate. y

The `invention also compiehvends va onepiece cementl mantel constructionin which a main hodyis provided with laterally eX- tendingy llanges around the edge portions having a 'uniform section throughout, 'and in which the flangescooperate`-with the body toprovide a' heating chamber on the rear side so that the entire structure `Will be heated and will cool in a substantially uni-V form manner in order toeliminate cracking in constructions heretofore used. l n

An `object of the inventionfis' to provide a oenientwinantel reinforced with steel bars to prevent cracking, thev mantel havingthe bars embedded therein thereby forming a `single piecestrueture and beingawsingle unit is independentfof tlie chimney. towhich it is appliechfconsequently any settling or crack` ture,l and Which may -be readilyl'shipped;

handled ormoved at small cost'.v

In the"accompanying.drawingr gure 1 is a front elevational"v view ofthe manteLf v M n Fig. tis aghorizonta'llsectional ivievvltherel Fig. Blyisa" vertical sectional"vieuv1 thereof cutznfthe ,1in-e e-eof ,Fie-f1; i 1

Fig. ifs a vertical" sedtiorial view thereof out on theline of Fig. 1,`

`cut on the line 5.--5 of Fig. 1.`. :i

` ing 2.

`Fig. .5 isa vertical sectional view thereof `The mantel 4comprises a snlostantially| rectangnlarfpanelj l composed of concrete cement and I JrOVided'atits lowerport'ion and between ltsvertical sides with an arch open- The` panel` 'l 1s providediaround (its edges Jwith a ontinuousflange` 3 a'ndfinterinedia-tesaitl flange 3r with ribs 4. The vflange 3 and ribs 4 are also of `c`oncreteeement and integral'with the panel. embedded in the panel 1,1, steel bars .'Gfare allel with the bars yandsteelbars 7 aire em-A bedded inthe ribs 4 and are disposed parallel with certain `of tlie bars. g

Certain of the bars' 5 and -,extendv along tlieyert'ical edges and over thetopfoif rthe arch opening Zand strengthenthe' structure of the panel about said arch opening. Diagonally r'disposed lbars 8 are Aembeddedin the panel 1*.: and extend from `the upper'coi'ners thereo'ttoward thelower ends at tliesides of the opening 2. Diagonally disposedb-ars 9 Iare embedded'in the panel l=.a`nd `extend from the lower corners thereof 4to the upper intern'iediate portion Aterminatinguat the upper edge oi1 the panel in adjacent relation.

The bars-8 "and 9 `strengthen tlieeor'ner portions oi" the panel l and also strengthen the st'ructureat the angle-s `or corners of the arch 'opening' 2 and further Servesytoudistribute stressesover the'aiched opening'lat-- erally in opposed directionto `thelowerouter corner Vportioi'isf. n The panel lA maybe pro' vided with an ornamental face lythic,V oi' stip'ple andapplied t'o yWet ordryconcrete 4Steel bars are embedded" in thefiange 3 andidisposedl parwith ,a tr'oW'el or dashed-onv the ,outer surface t with aibrusli to mingleand-blend colors in imitation ofstone' or terraeottm i The flange Bfextendingfentirely aroundthe edge portion ofvthe mantel provides a con'- tinuousair 'sijae in' the hack' of the main body oflthe nja'ntel" in order that heat' from a` fire Within*u the aich portion 2 `will be more equally distributed over the entire `sl'ifrface so that it Will be heatedA morefnnifoimly which hasv been found; to 's iibst'antially` elimiA` natev checking or' cracking 'due tol uneqiiaul en? pafnsion o'rr'contrt'utior'i` in' dilerent poi-'tions cooperate Withthexmain body of'thejmantel to obtain especial result' in". the Construction and"'operationofthe mantel. In" addition this flange structure permits the construction ianges.

i of a mantel whichniay be applied against a wallwhere no 'chimney is used sothat an imitation tire place maybe readily provided in ywhich the recessed vportion having .the

arch 2 will receivel gas logsor electric heating means adapted tofprovide the artificial fire. In a .construction of this character, the air space formed inthe rear of,theport-ion-l',`

of the mantel by the Yflanges -3 cooperating therewith, Will serve to more equally distribute the heat-to all portions of the structure foiI the purposes above set forth."

f j Where the mantel construction of this invention isfusedrwith `a chimney it has been found that thev structured-n addition to proi viding the air space for equalizing heat dis# tribution is ada ted to `effectively seal the opening-inthe replace in such va manner thatit-will provide a smokelessv bridge lportion over `the fire placeso that nov smoke willV Vbeblown" or drawn outwardly into the room in the normal operationuthereof.

The* invention furtherV Jcomprehends the.

aV building wallfor partially supporting the same from` the center to the outside v'edge due: to such "'weight.

I claim 'as new'isz'- portions', so as to prevent the tendency ofthe mantel to crack overthe arched opening Having thus described my invention, what LVA cement mantel offa` vpredetermined y, formation provided at` its lower portion and between vi'tsside V edges" with Va Vfire place opening, a flange surrounding'the .edges `of ythe mantel, and ribs vdisposed along the interior surface olfY the mantel of a depthv shorter than. the' flanges wherebyto permitv free circulation of air at Athe rear surfacevof theunantel `Within the spaceV defined by the '2. A cementlniantel-of'a 'predetermined formation Ihaving 1 at its 'lowerfportionancl' between its sidel edges a rfire place opening, the panel beingprovidedA atfits"` rear 2 side with a continuous Harige 'which' `extends around the ,edges ofthe panel-and thefarch openingLtherein, 1 the panel having; at vits Vrear side transversely disposed ribs, barsvv embeddedV rin lthe ,panel5and' the flange and ribs, bars embedded in the panel and yextend-l ingdiagonally from the upper 'corners thereof., to thelower corners ofthe opening and other bars embeddedin thelv panels andv ex-v tending fromthe lower cornersfthereof to a pointebOYe the. fireplace opening and mid# fway between the vsidel edges ofthe panel. i

.'Af'mantel' 'comprisingaat body of ing formed in the -bottomfside portion thereof, .a plurality ofbars embedded inthe edge,

portion of said body and other bars emonally from the ylower corner tothe upper portion thereof forV reinforcing the edge portionsV and the central vportions of said'body formed ata uniform` depth about lthe edges of the inner face ofthe bodyadapted'to space' the VVsame loutwardly from Vthe Wall beddedA in saidV body and extending diag- 'Y over saidv fire place opening, andaliiange structure and providingA an air-space atthe of the opening, a plurality of ribs formed tinuously about its edges-including'the edges 011 therear side of the panel vand of a depth f shorter than said flangeswhereby` to provide a reinforcing means for the panel` Without interfering with the free circulatlonlof air atr the rear of the panel in thespace fde finedl by the flanges, said ribs being disposed parallel with the flanges at opposite ledges andcommunicatingwith the flanges ofthe in the'panel and'extending from-:the lower corners thereof toa point above the'ire place opening, and midway between the side edgesof thepanel.

5. A reinforced cement mantelrcoinp'risremaining edges, bars embeddedin the panelv ing 'a panel-having a Vfireplace opening vformed in' :its lower portion and provided in its rear side with a 'iangeextending contin'uouslyabout its edges Vincluding the edges oftheopening, a plurality of vertically and horizontally-disposedV ribs formed onfthe rear'side of the, panel, said Avertical'xribs belng arranged in vspaced,parallelfrelation from the'lan'ges'at eachv side of the panel and communicating with the vflanges vat ther upper and. lower edgesfandffsaid horizontal 9 ribs being arranged in spaced parallelrelation with the upper and'lower fiangesland colniniinicatingwvith "the side flanges, said ribs intersectingeach other, bars embedded inthe panel andthe flange and rib, bars 'ems bedded inthe, panel and extending vdiagonally from' the uppercorners thereof to fthe lower corners vof the openings andother bars embedded in the panels and extending' from the lower corners thereofV to a point above the fireplace opening and midway between the side edges of lthe panel. l

t VIn testimonywhereof I aix-fmv signature..k predetermmedforrnfhavinga lreplace open-l .eures T. WO'QDARD. e' 

